Selah · Bible verse
Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
In context
4The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh is wealth, honor, and life.
5Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: whoever guards his soul stays from them.
6Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
7The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
8He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
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日本語 · 箴言 22:6 · 口語訳聖書子をその行くべき道に従って教えよ、そうすれば年老いても、それを離れることがない。한국어 · 잠언 22:6 · 개역한글마땅히 행할 길을 아이에게 가르치라 그리하면 늙어도 그것을 떠나지 아니하리라Español · Proverbios 22:6 · Reina-Valera (1909)Instruye al niño en su carrera: aun cuando fuere viejo no se apartará de ella.Português · Provérbios 22:6 · Bíblia Livre (2018)Instrui ao menino em seu caminho, e até quando envelhecer, não se desviará dele.